A Year After Historic Civil Rights Settlement, Alabama Slowly Bringing Sanitation Equity to Rural Black Communities

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By By Dennis PillionOct 12, 2024, 5:05 am623 ptsHotTop
In 2023, Alabama settled a civil rights complaint alleging that the state was discriminating against Black residents by not providing adequate sewage treatment in a poor, rural county. A year later, slow progress is being made to close the gap. By Dennis Pillion HOPE HULL, Ala.—Sherry Bradley beams with pride…

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